SOURAJA TAGORE 

KOLKATA

• Nataraj Riturangashala organized by Sangeet Bharati Muktadhara- a unique program where Souraja, with her team of dancers from Koothambalam Cultural Association, performed to Tagore songs presented by one-thousand vocalists at The Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.

• Bharatanatyam performance - Classical Dance and Music Festival organised by Jalsaghar;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Gundicha Dance Festival (ISKON);

• Bharatanatyam performance - All Bengal Music Conference;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Uday Shankar Dance Festival;

• Performed in the production Ritu Laya Mala - a presentation of India's six classical dance forms, depicting the seasons, organized by 'Layavinas';

• Performed in the production Navarasa Sangamam - a presentation based on the nine rasas, organized by 'Layavinas';

• Conceived, directed, and performed - Infinite in the Finite: A Tagore Dance Production sponsored by the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Doverlane Dance Festival;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Kalamandalam Dance Festival;

• Performed at multiple festivals organized by the West Bengal Dance Group Federation;

• Performed 'Krishna Kirtanam' in the Geeta Govinda festival, organized by Utkala;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Behrampore Dance Festival;

• Performed the dual role of 'Kurupa' and 'Surupa' in Tagore’s celebrated dance drama, Chitrangada organized by ‘Daakghar’ ;

• Performed as 'Prakriti' in Tagore's Chandalika organized by 'Daakghar';

• Dance Appreciation lecture-demonstration, Rabindra Bharati University.

NEW DELHI

• Bharatanatyam performance - International Dance Festival, Sangeet Natak Academi; 

• Collaborated with the Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts in their short film on dance titled Anant under the direction of Rukmini Chatterjee;

• Collaborated with the Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts  in their annual festival Connections;

• Collaborated with dancers from the Opera of Paris and performed for the Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts in their annual festival Connections;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Heaven and Earth, an exploration of desire and passion through the world of Tango, Bharatnatyam, European classical dance and music, Indian classical music, and electronic music; Artistic direction Rukmini Chatterjee;

• Bharatanatyam performance - India International Centre, New Delhi;

• Bharatanatyam performance - 'Sadhana' – A Dance Festival organized by Kalashram, an organization of Pt. Birju Maharaj.

KERALA

• Conceived, directed, and performed Geet-O-Nrityanjali - an artistic venture exploring Tagore's thoughts on life and humanity at The Soorya Festival, Thiruvananthapuram.

Visit : https://www.sourajatagore.com/geet-o-nrityanjali 

VARANASI | LUCKNOW

• Ganga Mahotsav - UP Tourism, Govt of Uttar Pradesh;

• The Mahamrityunjaya Festival, Varanasi in memory of Pt Kisen Maharaj;

• Lecture-demonstration on Tagore Dance and its relevance to Tagore literature - Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi;

• Lecture-demonstration on Tagore Dance and its relevance to Tagore literature - Amity University, Lucknow. 

ANDHRA PRADESH

• Duet Bharatanatyam  performance with Milan Adhikari - Vishakha Music and Dance Academy, Vishakhapatnam;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Hyderabad;

• Bharatanatyam performance - Centre for Cultural Resources and Training in collaboration with Shilparamam, Hyderabad. 

TAMIL NADU

• Bharatanatyam performance - Mamallapuram Dance Festival, Government of Tamil Nadu.

GOA

• Bharatanatyam performance - 'Shiv-Yin' collaborative project between India and China, Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa.

FRANCE

Collaborated with Rukmini Chatterjee for Rencontre/Meetings, a coming together of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, European ballet, North/South Indian classical music, and European classical music. She was invited to perform in France - Maison des Métallos (Paris), Théâtre Paul Eluardle, Prisne (Saint-Quentin en Yvelines), Le Carré (Château-Gontier), Centre Culturel Aragon (Orly), Théâtre du Nickel (Rambouillet), Centre Culturel Boris Vian (Les Ulis), Le Centre Culturel des Portes de l’Essonne (Athis-Mons).

GERMANY

Bharatanatyam performance in Aachen, Wuppertal, Kassel, Munster, Heidelberg, Nurnberg, Freiburg and Karlsruhe in Germany under the aegis of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), the D.I.G (Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft) and The Tagore Society Berlin.

NORWAY

Collaborated with Rukmini Chatterjee for Rencontre/Meetings, a coming together of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, European ballet, North/South Indian classical music, and European classical music. This production has since traveled from France to the Norwegian Opera, Oslo, and India. 

CHINA 

Bharatanatyam performance for Shiv-Yin, a collaborative production of Contemporary Chinese and  Indian Classical Dance.  Shiv-Yin explored the concepts of male and female energies through the two distinct cultures. This production toured in China organized by the Sriram Centre, New Delhi, and the Beijing Dance Academy. The music for Shiv-Yin was directed by Bickram Ghosh and the artistic direction by Rukmini Chatterjee and Teng Aimin

NOTE: For videos and reviews visit: https://www.sourajatagore.com/international-collaborations 

The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata celebrated 2024 as the year of the centenary anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore’s first visit to China. To memorize Tagore’s visit to China and to promote people-to-people exchange between India and China, the office invited Souraja to visit China. She visited Universities and cultural institutes in major cities in China, including Beijing University, Shenzhen University, and universities in Shanghai. In addition, Souraja was also invited to attend the Centennial Lilac Poetry Festival of Fayuan Temple, Beijing. 

• • Following Tagore’s Footsteps a Century Later: An Academic and Artistic Journey to China in China-India Dialogue, Vol.38| No1-2 |JANUARY-APRIL 2024 |PP 42-45 

Read:https://drive.google.com/file/d/16bLhqK2V6DM5EW0uoYrh9DH1JhsarQOj/view?usp=sharing 

Thakurbarir Sarodotsav, which includes the Ananda Mela, Ananda Utsav, and Ananda Jatra, is a unique event celebrated during Durga Puja in Kolkata. This autumnal festival, designed by Souraja Tagore, celebrates Bengali culture and society through poetry, music, and dance. It is held in one of the oldest buildings in Kolkata, The Prashaad. This was the ancestral home of Maharaja Tagore Jotindra Mohan. Art and culture have long been promoted and propagated on the grounds of this historic residence, built in 1884. Throughout its history, the Prashaad has witnessed a host of artists, performers, and occupational entertainers who have left behind a trail of memories embedded in its walls and pillars. This unique space is where Thakurbari displays the rich and textured aspects of Bengal's traditional arts. Thakurbarir Sarodotsav invites artists and art lovers to celebrate Durga puja differently - through art offerings rather than ritualistic puja. Become a part of the celebration this year and spread the message of love, music, and art.  

For Thakurbarir Sarodotsav 2022 visit https://youtu.be/2txpejKfwHs 

• Three-Day Bharatanatyam Workshop conducted by Smt Rama Vaidyanathan organized by Sparsh Studio, Kolkata

• Bharatanatyam Workshop conducted by Guru C.V Chandrasekhar organized by Bharatanatyam Dancers Association, Kolkata

• Abhinaya Workshop conducted by Guru Birju Maharaj organized by Kalashram, New Delhi

• Mohiniyattam workshop conducted by Guru Bharati Shivaji organized by Centre for Mohiniyattam in collaboration with Anjika, Kolkata

• Five-Day Workshop on Bharatanatyam conducted by Smt Leela Samson organized by Black and White at The Calcutta School of Music, Kolkata

• Sangeeth-Nruthya Workshop jointly organized by The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi, and SHILPARAMAM crafts village, Hyderabad.

• Natyashastra Workshop conducted by Guru Abhoy Pal organized by the West Bengal Dance Group Federation, Kolkata

• Dance Appreciation Course conducted by Smt Mandakini Trivedi organized by The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata

• Nritta Nattuvangam Workshop conducted by Smt Prakriti Bhashkar organized by The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata

• Workshop on Abhinaya conducted by Smt Mandakini Trivedi organized by the West Bengal Dance Group Federation, Kolkata

• Unity in Diversity, a cultural workshop jointly organized by The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi, and SHILPARAMAM crafts village, Hyderabad.

• Souraja was invited as a speaker by Cheena Bhavana, Vishwa-Bharati, Shantiniketan to participate in their two-day International Conference "Commemorating the Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore's visit to China". This was jointly organised by Cheena Bhavana, Vishwa-Bharati & the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, Kolkata Souraja shared her thoughts on 'Zhu-Zhendan: The Man Who Embodied Spiritual Freedom’. ( April 2024)

• Souraja was invited by Daakghar, a premier Rabindra-sangeet institute in Kolkata, to deliver a lecture on Tagore and Christ on the occasion of 'Krishto Utsav' at the Jorasanko Thakurbari.

• Souraja was an invited speaker at the Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China where she delivered a lecture-demonstration on Tagore and Indian Dance at the International Conference and Cultural Exchange Programme on A Dialogue of Traditional Dancers between India and China; 

• Souraja presented an audio-visual talk on Readings from the diary of  Vaslav Nijinsky, titled " I am the one who dies when he is not loved...I am Nijinsky" in the International Online Reading session entitled 'Writing in Confinement' organized by the Department of English, The Bhawanipur Education Society College;

• Souraja was invited to the National Education Summit held at Ahmedabad, Gujrat where she presented an academic paper on Tagore’s Nationalism: An assessment of Tagore’s translated essay with ‘Tagore dance’ through a modern perspective; 

• Souraja presented a lecture demonstration on A Contemporary Reflection on Rabindranath Tagore and the Aesthetics of Dance at St. Xaviers' College, Kolkata, in an event organized by Kalahrdaya. 

• Imagined Spaces and the Politics of Deception: A Comparative Study of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Tagore’s Tasher Desh in Theatre International: East-West Perspectives on Theatre, Vol.6, Amitava Roy, R.N.Rai, Subir Dhar, Tapu Biswas eds. ISSN NO: 2278-2036 TI

• Performing Shakespeare Through Kathak; Pandit Birju Maharaj and Saswati Sen's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in GJECS - Literary Confluence- A Global Journal of English and Cultural Studies. Monsoon Issue Vol 1, July-December 2014. Edited by Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee. Published by Authors Press. ISSN 2349-6509

• On Reading Rabindranath Tagore's Translation of The Crescent Moon in Internationals Journal of Culture Studies and Social Sciences. Vol 1, No IV. Edited by Amitava Roy, Subir Dhar, Bryan Reynolds, Antony Johae, and Tapu Biswas, published by Avantgarde Press. ISSN 2347-4777

•  A Dancer’s Reflection on Rabindranath Tagore and the Freedom of Dance in International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Science, Vol-IV, No-VII., Amitava Roy Antony Johae, Ronan Paterson, Bryan Reynolds, Subir Dhar eds. ISSN NO: 2347-4777

• Nataraj – A Symbol of Harmony and Beauty in Nature in Colloquium, Journal of the Arts Section, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Volume II, Dr. Suchandra Chakravarty, Prof. Ananya Banerjee eds. ISSN:2350-1251

• Tracing the Mother-Child relationship in Tagore’s The Crescent Moon in International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Science, (UGC approved Multi-Disciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal Sl. No. 49228) Vol-VI, No-IX. Amitava Roy, Ronan Paterson, Antony Johae, Subir Dhar eds.

•  Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Nationalism: An assessment of Tagore’s translated essays through a modern perspective in International Journal of English Literature and Language Studies (IJELLS). Vol 4, Issue 1, April 2015. ISSN 2278-0742. 

•  Realizing Gurudev: Reviewing Tagore’s Essays in ‘Sadhana’ through some popular Rabindra Sangeet in the International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Science, (UGC approved Multi-Disciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal Sl. No. 49228) Vol-VIII, No-XI. Amitava Roy, Ronan Paterson, Bryan Reynolds, Subir Dhar eds.

NOTE: For more information on Souraja's academic interests, visit: https://sites.google.com/view/sourajatagoreacademics/home 

• https://youtu.be/ZS3OAe2odJY        Shiv Yin (4) Love 

• https://youtu.be/PURYTLmZUBI       Shiv Yin (3) Playfulness and Desire

• https://youtu.be/OKdYBqKwQCM    Rabindra Nritya - Ektuku Choya Laage

• https://youtu.be/Zooy7tEv_vQ         Bharatanatyam Padam

• https://youtu.be/7kz2e7mUZeo       Rabindra Nritya- Nobo Anande Jaago

• https://youtu.be/3EZm2O1GZtA      Bharatanatyam Tillana

• https://youtu.be/wKQBt5WZzXs       Monomondiro Sundori

• https://youtu.be/gL-ehhed0xo          Dheere Dheere Prane Amar 

For Souraja's YouTube channel visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourajaTagoreOfficial/featured 

For more links visit https://www.sourajatagore.com/youtube-links 

• Conducted a two-day  'Online Tagore Dance Workshop' organized by Musicmeleti. The workshop was an artistic-academic program, exploring Tagore Dance, Tagore Literature, and Philosophy held on the 26th & 27th of June 2021

• Conducted a two-day  'Online Tagore Dance Workshop', a program exploring Tagore Dance, Tagore Literature, and Philosophy on 15th & 22nd May 2021

• Conducted a one-day workshop titled Elem Notun Deshe based on Tagore's 'Tasher Desh' in collaboration with Manoj Murali Nair

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PRODUCTIONS, VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINKS :

• https://www.sourajatagore.com/geet-o-nrityanjali

• https://www.sourajatagore.com/basanta-utsav 

• https://www.sourajatagore.com/chandalika